‘I Do Not Regret’: Harrison Butker Doubles Down on His College Commencement Speech

[Excerpt BUTKER Over the ░░░░░░░░ few days my beliefs ░░░░░░░░ what people think I ░░░░░░░░ have been the focus ░░░░░░░░ countless discussions around the ░░░░░░░░ At the outset many ░░░░░░░░ expressed a shocking level ░░░░░░░░ hate But as the ░░░░░░░░ went on even those ░░░░░░░░ disagreed with my viewpoints ░░░░░░░░ their support for my ░░░░░░░░ of religion In my ░░░░░░░░ years in the NFL ░░░░░░░░ ve become familiar with ░░░░░░░░ positive and negative comments ░░░░░░░░ the majority of them ░░░░░░░░ around my performance on ░░░░░░░░ field But as to ░░░░░░░░ expected the more I ░░░░░░░░ talked about what I ░░░░░░░░ most which is my ░░░░░░░░ faith the more polarizing ░░░░░░░░ have become It s ░░░░░░░░ decision I ve consciously ░░░░░░░░ and one I do ░░░░░░░░ regret at all If ░░░░░░░░ have truth and charity ░░░░░░░░ should trust in the ░░░░░░░░ s providence and let ░░░░░░░░ Holy Ghost do the ░░░░░░░░ of the work Our ░░░░░░░░ for Jesus and thus ░░░░░░░░ desire to speak out ░░░░░░░░ never be outweighed by ░░░░░░░░ longing of our fallen ░░░░░░░░ to be loved by ░░░░░░░░ world Glorifying God and ░░░░░░░░ ourselves should always remain ░░░░░░░░ motivation despite any pushback ░░░░░░░░ even support I lean ░░░░░░░░ those closest to me ░░░░░░░░ guidance but I can ░░░░░░░░ forget that it is ░░░░░░░░ people but Jesus Christ ░░░░░░░░ I am trying to ░░░░░░░░ Oh I m humbled ░░░░░░░░ the support I ve ░░░░░░░░ from all walks of ░░░░░░░░ but I can t ░░░░░░░░ but tremble at the ░░░░░░░░ of the courage many ░░░░░░░░ have shown in their ░░░░░░░░ Would I be so ░░░░░░░░ if the repercussion was ░░░░░░░░ Daniel faced in being ░░░░░░░░ to lions In reality ░░░░░░░░ courage I ve shown ░░░░░░░░ lead to some small ░░░░░░░░ and it will lead ░░░░░░░░ some people maybe never ░░░░░░░░ me But that could ░░░░░░░░ God s will If ░░░░░░░░ constantly remind myself of ░░░░░░░░ hardships the saints went ░░░░░░░░ especially the martyrs and ░░░░░░░░ persecution it makes it ░░░░░░░░ seem not so bad ░░░░░░░░ if heaven is our ░░░░░░░░ we should embrace our ░░░░░░░░ However large or small ░░░░░░░░ may be and live ░░░░░░░░ life with joy To ░░░░░░░░ a bold witness for ░░░░░░░░ My hope is that ░░░░░░░░ s theme and RCA ░░░░░░░░ mission will embolden others ░░░░░░░░ many more will be ░░░░░░░░ of their Catholic faith ░░░░░░░░ never be afraid to ░░░░░░░░ out for truth even ░░░░░░░░ it goes against the ░░░░░░░░ voices In the end ░░░░░░░░ courageous starts with the ░░░░░░░░ things Being disliked and ░░░░░░░░ by some is nothing ░░░░░░░░ to finding yourself in ░░░░░░░░ lion’s den.”